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Good evening, Salem.

Halloween is 10 days away, and our team is planning to publish a roundup of trick or treating events late this week.

If your organization, business or congregation is hosting a free, open to the public event where children in costume can get candy, we’d love to include it. Send the details to reporter Hailey Cook at [email protected] by end of day Thursday, Oct. 23.

Here’s some of today’s news. Head to our website anytime for the latest Salem news.

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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield argued in a court filing Monday that a Marion County lawsuit focused on immigration records should be dismissed because Oregon’s sanctuary law and federal laws…

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One in six Oregonians rely on federal benefits to buy food. With the federal government shut down, November benefits won’t be paid unless Congress reaches an agreement.

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A Salem woman said she saw a man in a pickup truck block an intersection where protesters were crossing the street near the Oregon Capitol Saturday before brandishing a handgun.

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Salem Mayor Julie Hoy and Oregon Business & Industry are leading a ballot initiative campaign to repeal a state law requiring that sweeps of people living in encampments be “objectively…

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An argument between two men turned physical Sunday evening after one struck the other with a car in a grocery store parking lot, Salem police said.

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